By Doug Cunningham

Oregon is well on its way to getting a Working Families Party. More than 20,000 petition signatures to form the new political party were recently turned in to the state’s Elections Division. Labor leaders and community activists have organized the effort to create Oregon’s Working Families Party. The party could be on the ballot in November. Tom Chamberlain, President of the Oregon AFL-CIO, says the goal of the new party will be to consolidate labor votes behind candidates who best represent the interests of working families.